Two must-read articles on the CBC BitTorrent experiment – a CBC article on how ISP traffic shaping is limiting the ability of Canadians to reasonably download the episode and GO posts the inside story on how CBC gave the go-ahead (hat tip – BoingBong).
Behind the Scenes of the CBC BitTorrent Experiment
March 26, 2008
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About the CBC article
UM tell me how its illegal to download….
and what is illegal other then sick crap like kiddy porn.